DENIZEN Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

denizen

noun

ˈde-nə-zən

Definition of denizen

as in lover

someone who regularly spends time in a particular place one of those muscle-bound denizens of the gym

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as in resident

one who lives permanently in a place the polar bear is an iconic denizen of the snowy Arctic

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Recent Examples of denizen Both Japan and Ethiopia have approximately 130 million denizens, but their dermatologist count is more than 7,000 and around 200, respectively. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 Under this nomenclature, Fredonia would be the poetic and literary term, and denizens of the nation would be called Fredonians, or more colloquially, Fredes. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026 Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026 Like the resourceful denizens of China’s rotten-tail buildings, the most successful leaders will be the ones who take their fate into their own hands instead of waiting for a new set of rules to rescue them. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for denizen

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Noun

The supporting cast is well stocked with character actors who bring humor and pathos to this gaggle of spouses, friends, lovers and bootleggers.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Oct. 2026
Orr’s trail repairs come at a time when outdoors lovers are feeling particularly protective of public lands.

— Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lover

Noun

State officials in August announced that two unvaccinated residents died after being infected with measles.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Instead, the island became self-sufficient, with the majority of residents managing their own farmland, with the island still bearing its patchwork quilt of stone walls and boundary lines.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of resident

Noun

As the camera focused on a star player making a touchdown or a slam dunk, the faces of the fans behind them would coalesce into a colorful, murky abstraction.

— Ryan Sullivan, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Hathaway, a New York City native and lifelong Knicks fan, was jokingly credited for their change in fortune by yours truly and a host of others.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of fan

Noun

Well… The inhabitants of Étretat [where the series was partly filmed] hate us a little bit.

— Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
Most inhabitants of 10-story Lincoln Bay Towers just schlepped up and down the stairs to go about their daily lives, but that was impossible for some older residents.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of inhabitant

Noun

But instead the sisters wind up confronting assassins, demons with human familiars, and revelations about their late mother’s place within Le Clan des Sorcières.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025

Definition of familiar

Noun

The researchers propose that this variability in brightness is caused by the rapid evolution of fresh debris through further impacts and changes in the orbits of the system's occupants.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026
The four-count lawsuit alleges that High Meadow was negligent and reckless in allowing more than 150 students into a pool that had a maximum capacity of 105 occupants.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of occupant

Noun

Whether these portraits represent past patrons, whose stories once unspooled over these same steaming cups, Kim declines to comment.

— James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
One of the most romantic venues is Naam 1608, set in a traditional wood house on the river where patrons sitting along the bar can almost touch their toes in the water.

— Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of patron

Noun

That includes a robotic ray driven by light-sensitive rat heart cells in 2016 and a fish robot with human heart cells that swam on its own in 2022.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
But of course where there’s one rat, there are usually more, and swarms of rats and an angry sea soon become the man’s antagonists.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

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